Course Description: Knowledge makes things interesting! WasteWater Technology Trainers (WWTT) will be conducting a three-day training class for wastewater treatment plant operations personnel. The following subjects will be covered: Day 1—primary clarification and anaerobic digestion, Day 2—activated sludge aeration basins, and Day 3—activated sludge secondary clarification. The science behind each of the processes covered will be presented in detail. With this scientific foundation, attendees will be better prepared to optimize the operation of the City’s wastewater treatment facilities. While different people define “optimization” differently, it basically boils down to giving the City’s ratepayers the biggest bang for their treatment buck
Dates & Times: Tues – Thurs, October 21 – 23, 2025, 8 am – 4 pm, one hour break for lunch, for a total of 21 hours of instruction.
Cost: $595 – includes 21 hours of in-class instruction, class handout, and a copy of Eric’s textbook Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment: Process Control and Optimization for the Operations Professional. 2.1 CEUs.
Location: City of Bakersfield, Wastewater Plant 3, 6901 McCutchen Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313
CEUS: Certificates awarding continuing education units (CEUs) will be provided by WWTT to each participant commensurate with hours attended (the State of California stipulates 0.1 CEU per hour of instruction). Students will be required to sign in and out each day they attend class.